PROBLEMS OF THE USA EXPERIENCE IMPLEMENTATION IN ORGANIZATION OF FUTURE DOCTORS’ TRAINING: UKRAINIAN CONTEXT

Abstract

The article analyzes the perspective areas of the American experience implementation in the field of future doctors’ professional training in Ukraine. On the basis of comparative analysis of program documents regulating the Ukrainian and American system of future doctors’ training, the following recommendations have been singled out: consistent implementation of the principle of educational institutions autonomy, stimulating scientific activities within universities through the establishment of research centers, introduction of a mandatory research component into the curricula of medical universities, creation of a system of state educational loans, subsidizing applicants from low-income families, promotion of co-founding and multichannel financing of medical education institutions, implementation of clear rules for the applicants selection and admission, introduction of entrance examinations for higher medical institutions, including tests to assess the psychological characteristics and abilities of candidates required for the future; promotion of cooperation between educational and medical-diagnostic institutions at all stages of professional training of doctors, approval of the concept of continuous professional education and control over its actual implementation.